144 Ray to Dr. Rpbinfon. 



ftagger'd at his AfTertion, but yet muft fufpend my 

 Belief till I have better AfTurance. 



Dr. Plukenett to Mr. Ray. 



S I i? 5 July 17. — £2, 



"flTOUR kind Acceptance of my poor Prefent i$ 

 1 an Addition to former Favours, and I give my 

 hearty Thinks for the Pains you took in the Perufal 

 of my Botanick Icons. I fliall think mine the better 

 beftow'd on their Produ£tion, in that you are pleas'd 

 to give fo great a Cfiara&er of them. | am only for? 

 ry any thing of the defirable Exa&nefs, in reference 

 to your fel£> fhould efcape my Notice -> for tho' I 

 have induftrioufly defign'd to avoid all expofing o- 

 thers Miftakes, the Omiffions here are purely hu- 

 mane, and Slips of Frailty, without the leaft Partia- 

 lity, or any finifter Defign of derogating from the 

 Felicity of your Parts,, or the Honour that is due tq 

 the painful Difeoveries you have fo freely communi- 

 cated to the World, 



1 . Your firffc Particular is an Jnftanqe in the Ah 

 fine Caryophylkides ienuifol. &c. of my Phytography^ 

 and its Reference to that of the Liniflore in your ge- 

 neral Hi iiory, I confefs I did make it a Queftion of 

 Poubt 5 and thp want of a clofer Application to your 

 felf was the Occaiion of the Mifcdnje£hire : And 

 iince it was only my Doubt, which is not without a 

 Scope and I^atifude, that being always allow'd to 

 f^ueftion§ of this Jsjature, tho' there be not an exad 

 f^oficprfence of every nice particular, it will I hope 

 fpem more tolerable, efpecially when I have fo good 

 p Example as yoiir felf to warrant me herein 3 for t 

 pbierve^ even in the very (june Plants you are pleased 



